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Two Organizational Roles: Manager's and Leader's
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 1998)In this decade? leadership has been one of the most popular topics with speakers and writers on management. It is by its nature a somewhat enigmatic concept and? therefore? not largely amenable to research. Still? it has ... -
India's response to the changing international telecommunications environment
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 1999)There are fundamental changes taking place in the international telecommunications environment. Most important is the technological revolution of "converged networks" brought about by the development of the internet. ... -
Characteristics of private medical practice in India: A provider perspective
(1999)Supply factors, depicted by input market conditions and government regulations, and demand factors, depicted by financing mechanisms and utilization patterns, are likely to determine the shape and character of private ... -
Asoka Spintex
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 1999)The case featured in this issue discusses the turnaround of Asoka Spintex from an ailing company in 1987 to a growing company in the year 1997. What strategies should Anang Lalbhai adopt for the long-term survival of the ... -
Agroindustry for rural and small farmer development: Issues and lessons from India
(International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, 1999)This article examines the priority given to agroindustries in India in the context of their role in rural and small farmer development. The features and constraints of agroindustry are examined to assess their real and ... -
Effective retail promotion management: Use of point of sales information resources
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2000)The increasing availability of customers' transaction level data at the point of sale (POS) in electronic form in various stores in India is opening up important arenas in marketing analytics that can enhance business ... -
Developing Organizational Leadership
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2000)In this review article, Sampat P Singh reviews two books on leadership title "Can Organizations Develop Leaders?" and "The Leaders' Shadow." He evaluates the progress made in defining, understanding, and developing leadership. ... -
Lucas-TVS limited: A journey towards manufacturing excellence
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2000)The case featured in this issue of Vikalpa discusses the journey embarked on by the top management of Lucas-TVS Limited in 1985 to make their firm a world-class manufacturing organization. The company's oldest plant at ... -
Building NGO-corporate partnership: An alternative perspective
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2000)In its Perspectives section, Vikalpa (Vol 25, No 2, April-June 2000) had published the views of Anil Bhatt on the theme "Building NGO-Corporate Partnership for Social Development.*" In this issue, V L Mote, while agreeing ... -
Organizational decline and turnaround management: A contingency framework
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2000)This study examines the reasons for organizational decline and suggests context-specific turnaround process. The decline is primarily an outcome of inaction of managers and inappropriate actions of managers in response to ... -
Amtrex hitachi appliances limited: Competing for the future
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2001)The case featured in this issue presents the history and managerial initiatives of a rapidly growing organization in the consumer durable industry. The industry is characterized by the presence of several competing ... -
Societal beliefs, organizational climate, and managers' self-perceptions
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2001)This study examines how traditional societal beliefs affect organizational climate, and how the two, independently or jointly, shape managers' self-perceptions. It also investigates the impact of the levels of development ... -
Creative restructuring
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2001)In the context of liberalization of globalization of economy, the changes required in the functioning of corporates need to be vast. Corporate restructuring has become an important means for achieving such changes in India ... -
Beliefs, Values, and Ethics
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2001)Ethics has been a perennial human problem: the gap between action based on reality 慳s it is' and ideals 慳s it ought to be.' Sometimes, the gap has been more and sometimes less, It has also differed with cultural differences. ... -
New trends in sensitivity training in organizations
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2002)Sensitivity Training (ST) is a process through which an individual explores the journey of human existence to ask some basic questions about life, relationships, interface across many roles, and purpose of one's own life. ... -
BHP limited: Risk management strategy
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2002)BHP Limited, a global natural resource company based in Australia, has traditionally hedged its market price risks with derivatives. Based on the analysis of a 'Cash Flow at Risk' model, which exploits the diversification ... -
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2002)Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) embarked upon a major change initiative towards the end of 1996. It planned an enterprise-wide integration through Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The objectives were to ... -
Indian food specialties limited
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2002)Indian Food Specialties Limited (IFS) introduced tools of food quality management in May 2000 in response to changing market conditions and poor profitability. Spoilage in the production process was very high and the company ... -
Deciding where to buy: Store choice behaviour of Indian shoppers
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2002)Store choice is a decision that a shopper is fairly involved in. It is important for a store to understand this behaviour for developing marketing strategies to attract and keep its clientele. It is found that shoppers ... -
From a Manager to a Leader: Bridging a Gulf or Jumping a Chasm?
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2003)This paper argues that the transition from being a manager to becoming a leader is more like jumping a chasm than walking smoothly on a bridge over a gulf. Traditional methods of management education, training, and mentoring ...